No 10 denies ministers seeking political fight with rail unions
by Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar and Tom Ambrose from World news | The Guardian on (#62NCQ)
Denial comes as language toughens on both sides and head of RMT again warns of de facto general strike
Downing Street has denied that ministers are deliberately seeking a political fight with rail unions, as both sides toughened their language further and the head of the RMT warned the impasse could continue indefinitely".
Just 20% of rail services ran on Thursday, in a sixth day of strike action since June involving the RMT and TSSA unions, with further disruption taking place on Saturday, which is likely to affect trains throughout the weekend.
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